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My name is Adhitiya Cahya Budiman Saroso. Since my name is long, you can call me Adhit. I live a normal life up until now where i got bitten by a spider, i don't even know what even is in that spider anyways. i thought i died right then and there, but instead i got these powers that makes me feel like a furry. If you're wondering, i got new spider powers and i don't even know what they're for. It's just a nuisance how i stick on to every surface i touch, and how strong i can be.
I'm a 16 year old boy that was born in Bali. No, not the country, the Island. I swear, how do people mess up geography? Because of Animaniacs i guess. Anyways, i'm a 16 year old boy as i mentioned and i'am currently enetering the second semester of my first year in highschool.
I walked along the path to school with my friend Puput beside me. She wasn't exactly a friend, she's more like someone i frequently talk to since we're in the same neighborhood. "Okay... About your spider powers." She started, "Have you managed to control it?" I side-eyed her, as if i was in a bad mood. "Of course not. It's been a few days!" She chuckled out of embarassment, "Haha, of course. Silly me..." She smiled to herself before wiping the sweat of her forhead with the back of her palm, "It's not even that sunny outside, and yet i feel so hot..."
"It's because of that nasty hijab." I snickered, "I know. I wish i could just pull this off already!" She grabbed the end of her long hijab and started to move it up and down to cool herself down.
I laughed a little, knowing that the fans in our classroom don't even work. Meaning she has to bear a nasty heatstroke for today.
We arrived in our classroom and sat in our respective seats. The fact i could sit next to her is amazing, considering how my class treats me like i'm invisible and tends to pay attention to my benchmate. He makes me a bit jealous. Maybe a little more... But what i'm trying to say is that he gets all the attention for no reason. It wasn't my fault that he's more smarter than me! I can still do something else better than him. Like drawing! But he drew human organs so flawlessly. If only i was born into his life.
It's nice that i met an underdog like Puput. In her case, she never has a friend, even if she tried to be active. Everyone see's her as a dumb girl. And with her underwhelming appearence with that horrible acne and a scarf over her head to make her look like the rest, she looks like the majority of girls going through puberty. According to her, she got her period in late 3rd grade when she was 8.
The final period of the day came. I had Indonesian with my class. Atmosphere? Tense. The teacher? Made the atmosphere more tense. Oh how i wish i could just be in the very back and never to be seen again. That one time where i was chosen to demonstarate on how i red a poem back in 8th grade was embarassing. I had my expectations already set in my mind, but when doing it in action, i was like a someone not paying attention the whole time. Not to mention that everyone was watching me like i was the fucking dumb shitty boy i was. And the cherry on the top? A boy from the same class went to the same highschool with me... IN THE SAME CLASS!
I sighed, why are bahasa Indonesia teachers the most stern?
The final bell came. Finally, i thought to myself. It's over.
I cleaned up my table and waited for Puput to place all her things away as well. "You're so slow, man..." I sighed, she looked me dead in the eye, about to make a comeback, "You're just underprepared for school. You always borrow my correction tape." She smirked, and at that moment i knew, i didn't have a good comeback, so i stayed quiet. "But..." I started again, "If you go faster, you can go home more early and get that hijab off your head~" I smiled at her. It's kind of amusing how she would rush to go home just so she can cool herself down in her room, especially in ramadhan(1).
"Nah, it's fine. I cooled down in the restroom." Wow, did she admited that she skipped 10 minutes of class just so she can take her hijab off? I think she's starting to get rebellious here. "Did you just skipped class?" I asked, "I took a shit, Adhit." She shot back at me as she got up from her seat and made her way down the hallways with me.
"Waduh, ada yang pacaran, tuh!"(2)
"Siapa?"(3)
"Biasa, Adhit sama Puput~"(4)
And there goes the daily teasing from my classmate. The same one from eight grade. I have a love-hate relationship with him, but i'm leaning on the more neutral and hate side of our relationship. He's loud, and will often answer questions asked at another student, he even rides a motorbike back when we were in middle school.
"Ya udah, sih. Lebih mendingan daripada lu ganti pacar mulu."(4) Puput shot back at him before we went downstairs.
I was in my room, playing Ensemble Stars alone. There was an event where my favourite character got involved. And i can get his card! And it's a tour event as well. How practical!
And suddenly, i was thinking about how long i've gone in my life. When i was in eight grade, i was playing Cookie Run Kingdom. And now i'm playing a game full of twink-y idols. How ironic... (But i do still play CRK)
After a long night of making my phone heat up, i went to bed. I looked up to my ceiling, the glow-in-the-dark stars i had since i was a baby were now dull-ing a bit. They weren't as bright as they used to, like a certain someone in my life.
And when i went to bed, i realized something... Puput was brave that she took a shit in the school's bathroom. Good for her.